WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
The Penn-Trafford softball team had to quickly forget about being upset by Connellsville in the Class 5A semifinals. Facing section opponent Franklin Regional, the No. 1 Warriors jumped on the No. 6 Panthers and cruised to a 6-2 win at Seton Hill University, clinching their spot in the PIAA playoffs for the first time in… More »
This is the first year in awhile that Hempfield hasn’t been the clear-cut favorite to win it all. But they still may be the most dangerous team heading into the Class 6A WPIAL Semifinals next week after their 2-1 walk-off win against No. 6 Baldwin on Wednesday, Sophomore Kelsi Terzolino lifted the No. 3 Spartans… More »
Senior Kristen Chomos crushed a three-homer in the bottom of the sixth inning to propel the North Allegheny Tigers to a 3-2 victory over the Upper St. Clair Panthers in the WPIAL quarterfinals on Wednesday at South Fayette High School. Appearing in the playoffs for the 20th consecutive year, the top-seeded Tigers were taking on an upstart Upper… More »
The Hampton baseball team jumped out to a 5-0 lead against visiting South Fayette on Thursday, and held onto a 5-4 win to stay in sole possession of first place in Section 2-5A. The Talbots scored one run in the fourth and had a big four run fourth inning to create some breathing room. South… More »
Down by two and to its last out, Trinity senior Cameron Meier belted a three-run home run to lift the Hillers to a 10-9 win at West Allegheny on Wednesday afternoon. Trinity had no runners on with two outs, but an error extended the inning for Meier’s heroics. Wednesday’s offensive output was the seventh straight… More »
In a Section 2-6A showdown, the North Allegheny softball team locked up a playoff berth with a 7-4 win over the Norwin Knights on Wednesday night. The Tigers overcame an early 3-0 deficit with a 13-hit attack that saw all nine batters reach base and six different players score runs. The visiting Knights wasted little… More »
The North Allegheny softball team fell to the Seneca Valley Raiders on Tuesday afternoon, 3-2, in Section 2-6A action. The Raiders rallied from a 2-0 deficit in the late innings to stay in a third-place tie with Hempfield in the section. Despite the loss, the Tigers remain in first place with a ½ game lead… More »
The top-ranked Class 5A softball team couldn’t get anything going through the first four innings against Franklin Regional. After not getting a hit, Penn-Trafford erupted for 11 in the final three innings, scoring four runs in the fifth and three more in the seventh to come away with a 7-1 Section 1-5A road win to… More »
The Bethel Park baseball team jumped out to a big lead early, and were able to hold off defending WPIAL and PIAA champions, Canon-McMillan, to come away with an 11-6 Section 3-6A home win on Tuesday. The win pulls the Black Hawks into a first place tie with Peters Township. Bethel Park took control of… More »
The Seneca Valley baseball team kept pace at the top of the Section 1-6A standings on Tuesday night with a 4-1 win against Central Catholic. Junior Jon McCullough got the start and picked up the win, pitching five innings, striking out eight and allowing one earned run. Senior Mike Morrone picked up the save with… More »